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To the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the
Township of Manchester in the said County to remove and ...... and to
the ..... of Little Lever in the said County to receive and
proved for there
WHEREAS Complaint has been made unto Us, Two of his Majestys
Justices of the Peace and
Quorum, in and for the said County of Lancaster, by the Church-Wardens
and Overseers of the Poor of Manchester aforesaid that Mary wife of
James Hardman and Elizabeth their Child, poor persons, cam lately to
dwell, and do now reside in Manchester aforesaid, endeavouring to gain
a Settlment there, having not any ways qualified themselves so to do,
according to Law, and that they are poor and likely to become
chargeable to the Inhabitants of Manchester aforesaid and that their
last legal settlement is in Little Lever aforesd.
We therefore, His Majestys said Justices, upon Examination thereof upon
Oath do judge the said Complaint to be true, and that the said Mary
wife of James Hardman and Elizabeth their Child are poor and likely to
become Chargeable to the Inhabitants of Manchester aforesaid
And that their last legal Settlement is in Little Lever aforesaid and
do hereby, in His Majestys Name, require and order you, the said
Church-Wardens and overseers of the Poor of Manchester aforesaid, to
remove and convey, or cause the said Mary wife of the said James
Hardman and Elizabeth their Child to be forthwith removed and conveyed
out of Manchester aforesaid, to Little Lever aforesaid, and them
deliver to the Church-Wardens or Overseers of the Poor thereof, or one
of them, together with this Order, or a Copy thereof, who are hereby
required and commanded to receive and provide for them according to
Law; herein fail not at you Perils.
Given underout Hands and Seals this Eleventh day of July 1741
James Chetham
Rob: Booth
July 13th 1791, John Mills, overseer of Little Leaver delivered Mary
Hardman one Child
Mary wife to James Hardman with Eliz. their Daughter to Little Lever,
1741
Other notes:
Baptisms at Bolton:-
- Elizabeth d. James Hardman Carpetr. of Mary his w: L.L. 7 (Nov 1739)
- Jane D. of Ja: Hardman Soldie. of Mary his w: of L.L. 25 (Jan 1741)
I'm not exactly sure what James' occupation says - probably soldier:-
If these are all the same family, then presumably Jane must have died in infancy because she is not mentioned in the removal order on the 11th July 1741. The occupation of soldier might also explain why James is not removed from Manchester to Little Lever - he may have been away.
Marriage at Bolton:
- John Tong of this Parish Weaver and Elizabeth Hardman of this parish spinster, Married in this Church by Banns this 4 Day of February in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty by me ? Whitehead. This Marriage was solmnized between Us: John Tonge(e) X Elizabeth Hardman, In the Presence of John Wood, Jas. Livesey
- Elizabeth Tongue of Darcy Lever, aged 65 years, died 31st 1804 and was buried Jan 3rd 1805 at Cockey Dissenting Chapel